Plescher Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Plescher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plescher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3561:226,13925,268
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Austria651:131,00717,994
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plescher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plescher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Plescher is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plescher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 549,848th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Plescher live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 226,139. In Germany Plescher is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent reside, Hesse, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.

Plescher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plescher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plescher surname increased 4,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plescher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plescher are 30.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.08% being registered with the political party.

Plescher earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plescher
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